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In a conference abstract, Mr Carr wrote: “The model resolves well-known philosophical problems concerning the relationship between matter and mind, elucidates the nature of time, and provides an ontological framework for the interpretation of phenomena such as apparitions, OBEs [out-of-body experiences], NDEs [near-death-experiences], and dreams.”

In a talk at the Euro-PA conference, Mr Carr explained that essentially, if it is thought about, it exists.

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He said: “An essential feature is that it must involve consciousness, since this underlies all psychic experiences. This already places it at loggerheads with those physicists (the majority) who claim that we are close to a ‘Theory Of Everything’, since such theories make no reference to consciousness.

“Another feature of the new paradigm is that it must involve some kind of higher dimensional reality structure.

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“Since the only non-physical entities in the Universe of which we have any experience are mental ones, and since the existence of paranormal phenomena suggests that mental entities have to exist in some sort of space.”

He continued: “This has profound consequences for physics, psychology, parapsychology and philosophy.”